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JIM PILLEN

RepublicanOn Nov. 3 ballot
Governor & Lt. Governor · Statewide · committee: JIM PILLEN FOR GOVERNOR
Total raised (NADC)
$13,129,388
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2025–26 cycle (partial). Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs LYNNE WALZ
Default opponent: general-election opponent once nominees are set, otherwise the top-raising opposing-party candidate (nonpartisan races: top-raising other candidate).

Where the money came from

Source typeAmountShare
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)$7,045,75853.7%
Individuals & all other receipts$6,083,63046.3%
Via Anedot: $634,742 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2025–26 cycle (partial).

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $11,537,952 (86.0%) · Out of state: $1,874,597 (14.0%)
Itemized receipts with an address only. Only state totals are shown; no ZIP-level figures, so no ZIP with fewer than 5 donors can be identified.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $733,860 · Opposing: $650
NEBRASKA UNITEDSupport$675,376
Plains Ledger independent-expenditure import. Spending is counted separately for each candidate it names: one ad backing one candidate and opposing another is reported for both, and these totals are not added together.

Top organization & PAC contributors

OrganizationTypeDirect
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANYBusiness$375,000
POET LLCBusiness$300,000
FOOTE CATTLE COMPANY LLCBusiness$225,000
SIOUXLAND ETHANOL LLCBusiness$205,000
ALLIANCE OMAHA SOCCER DBA UNION OMAHABusiness$200,000
KAAPA ETHANOL HOLDINGS LLCBusiness$135,000
BLACKSHIRT FEEDERS LPBusiness$125,000
CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC.Business$120,000
AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF COLUMBUSBusiness$120,000
AGC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PACPAC$115,000
A. GLENN KLUCK COMPANYBusiness$100,000
A GLENN KLUCK COBusiness$100,000
WHOLESTONE PRESTAGE LLCBusiness$100,000
WHOLESTONE FARM II, LLCBusiness$100,000
CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLCBusiness$85,000
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Filings & sources